Charity does not solve problems - it just makes them worse...

The Marriott Hotel in Islamabad symbolises Pakistan’s profound problems with terrorism and its amazing spirit of survival.

Three years ago, a truck laden with explosives destroyed the landmark building in the centre of the nation’s lush capital, killing 54 people in a blast that left a 60ft-wide crater and was heard more than ten miles away.

Just three months later, the five-storey hotel was back in business. And ten days ago, I walked through the rings of intense security to attend a conference on the challenges now confronting Pakistan.

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Professor Zaidi said the torrent of aid broke the chain of political accountability between rulers and citizens. After revealing figures showing two-thirds of those who should pay income tax evaded it, including many in the governing elite, he concluded that aid reinforced all the nation’s difficulties. ‘Aid donors are not helping Pakistan, they are hindering us.’ Full story...

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